If we will it, it can happen.

The requirements of the program are widely perceived as unrealistic, impractical, shortsighted and inherently unfair.

One of the most formidable obstacles is the simple fact that voters are at the beach when clean candidates knock on their doors during July and August.

The train will be the focal point of the whole mural, since that's how Texarkana got settled and eventually grew. Trains brought people and products here.

It is highly unlikely that the sort of detail that is needed will be agreed by April – not just because there is a lot of it and it's technical – but because the major players are still holding back, waiting for the other ones to move first.

I will face my fears. I want to be able say I've swum with sharks.